Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-04-25

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a scandal again."
"Not that 1 am aware Of"
"It's about poor Mrs. Simpson, l
suppose; the dear old soul, she quite
worships me-"
"No; it's about one of the male
SEX
"Oh, l know; Toby Foskett's 60
ing to have the mount on Saucebox
at Liverpool"
''What rubbish It's gentleman"
81 give it up, then know so few
gentlemen
81. D.; now guess.
'sCan't" The color left her face
as she spoke, and her spirits dropped.
Millie noticed the change, and, 60
ing to her brothers side, pulled his
coat, saying, "Be quiet, Tom /;
you're an old tease
''Did YOU have a good rum asked
Aunt Rachel, trying to spoil the
sport"
Tiny rose, fdgetted with the but
tons on her dress, but did not speak.
She was longing to know what her
brother had to tell her, but dared not
question him.
''Well, if you won't tell me who it
was and what it was, I'm sure /
shan't take the trouble of asking" }"
she said, with slight tremble in her
voice; and, gathering up her skirt,
she added, 'sFm going upstairs ;
you can tell Mill
She had nearly reached the door.
Tom turned to have a parting shot.
s'Pretends she doesn't understand
who j. d. is; as if she wasn't spoons
on Jasper Darrell when we were at
Shirley. l know all about it, my
dainty little lady. Goodbye, for
the games up now. No more walks
by the river. Jasper engaged to be
married. Grace Wilton hooked him.
Her cousin Harry told me so to-day.
| would not have been cut out by a
gawk like that.
If she had been able to burst into
tears it would have been all right.
She could have gone to her room and
cried her little heart out. Some wo-
men can save themselves that way,
but it wasn't Tiny's nature. She
grasped the handle of the door; a
shiver, long deep sigh, her hands
sank, and she fell to the floor.
All three ran to her in an instant.
"Tom, how could you? 1t was cru
ell" exclaimed the elder sister.
Don't rpproach him: I'm sure he
didn't know" said Aunt Rachel.
s'No, that l didn't; I thought it
was only a joke-a passing Irritation"
Poor little Tiny! No one ever took
her seriously.
Tom, Millicent and Tiny were the
three children of Sir Thomas Pack
ham. Tiny was really christened
Henrietta, but such a little body
could never support such big name,
SO she was called Tiny by every one,
and most people forget that she had
any other title at all. They had lost
their mother five years ago, and their
Aunt Rachel bad always spent many
months of the year at the Packham
House.
The weeks went on, and never an
other word was said to revive the
pain in that heart ten sizes too large
for the frame that held it; but Tom
and Millie had talked the matter over
seriously. She had told all she knew
it was not much. Darrell had un
doubtedly paid Tiny considerable at
tention, and the child had confded
to her sister that she loved him dear
ly.
"He's an unmitigated scamp" said
Tom ''and when / meet him I'll tell
him So
81 don't suppose he meant any
thing" said his sister.
sAll the more reason for a row.
What right had he to play with Tiny's
affections?"
"No doubt he only looked upon
her as child, like we all did. You
really must not rake the matter up
again
..Fve half a mind to tell the guv'-
nor all about it and take his advice"
mo, Tom, dear; say nothing. 1t
would only fiatter the self-conceit of
such a fellow as Darrell to think that
a true little woman like Tiny had real
lv fallen in love with him. He will
marry Grace, and there the matter
will end. Tiny will be more likely
to get over her trouble if we never
refer to it in any way again"
The weeks went on. Tiny bore
her sorrow bravely; but those who
watched her saw the pain that lay at
her heart. Her laughter lost its mer-
ry ring, and her gaity seemed now
taken in fits of desperation. She
longed to be always on horseback,
galloping madly over the country, as
if trying to leave some haunting spec
tire far behind her.
Her brother began TO get alarmed
at the daring manner in which she
rode. "She'll have a fall one day,
know she WILL be said; but remon-
strance only made her more reckless.
She seemed TO say even more plainly